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to those produced at any former exhiI)ition, the numlier of competitors 

 in prize flowers was comparatively few. Notwithstanclino^ that the sea- 

 son was not as propitious for the bloom of dahlias as it mijiht have heen, 

 (in consequence of the continued drought), still it is difRcnlt to conceive 

 that a more splendid and beautiful display of this chaste and jror^eous 

 production of Flora could have been produced under the most favorable 

 auspices. 



Contributions of dahlias were received from the followinj^ jrentlemen, 

 viz; — Messrs. Thomas, Hoirir, Michael Floy & Son, Alexander Sn)ith, 

 Noe & Boll, Andrew Hyslop, Thomas Bridgeman, Gilbert Davis, J. 

 Hitchcock, J. K. Hamilton, Dr. McVieker, Aaron Arnold, E. Panton, 

 Dr. Guilford, J. M. Catlin, VVm. Neale, J. Thorburn, J. G. King, Dr. 

 Pennell, James Martin, VVm. Prince & Sons, J. Hoyt and J. Brown, Jr., 

 of New York and its neighborhood; and also from Messrs. R. Buist, 11. 

 Carr, Dryburgh Sr Sherwood, Henry Pratt, B. M. Ot^don, Alex. Parker, 

 — . Hobsen and Anthony Felton, of Philadelphia; Daniel McAvoy, of 

 Bristol, and Mr. David Allen, of Burlington, New Jersey, who sent some 

 Beurre and Virgoulouse pears. To the above named gentlemen, the So- 

 ciety tender their sincere thanks, for their kindness and liberality, in send- 

 ing such a great variety of splendid flowers, as rendered the late exhibi- 

 tion unprecedented in this country for beauty and gorgeous display. 



None of the seedlings were named. 



Mr. Wm. Reid's twelve self-colored imported dahlias were as follows, 

 viz: — Groombridge's Matchless, Countess of Liverpool, Granta, Spring- 

 field Rival, King of the whites. Rose d'Amour, Widnall's Perfection, 

 Hall's Palmyra, Neptune, Barrett's William the 4ih, Surpasse Triumph 

 Royal, and Widnal's Diana. 



Mr. Thomas Dunlap's six variegated imported dahlias were as fol- 

 lows, viz: Alba delineata, Readii, Lucy, Queen of the dahlias, Widnall's 

 Enchantress, and Louisa. 



Mr.Thos. Dunlap's greatest and best variety of imported dahlias were 

 as follows: Jason, Surpasse Donna Maria, Lucy, Rosabella, Golden Yel- 

 low, Lord Derby, Paroquet, Felgate's Negro, Captain Ross, Picta for- 

 mosisisma, Chelsea Fair, Erecta, National Guest, Achilles, Aurea, Sal- 

 nmander. Nigra Snperl)a, Golden Yellow (from London), Countess of 

 Liverpool, Julia, Miss Wood, Paper white, Neptune, Scarlet Ranuncu- 

 lus, Groomltridge's Matchless, Dennisii, King of Yellows, Linn's fine 

 Stripe, Alba delineata. Queen of Belgium, Roscoe, Royal Lilac, Agrip- 

 pina, Mrs. Talbot, Blush Lilac, Harding's Black Prince, Transcendenta, 

 Queen of Dahlias, Pavonia, Aurantia speciosa, Colviil's Perfecta, Anne 

 Boleyn, New Crimson Globe, Alba fimbriata, Plntus, Jaune Insurmount- 

 able, Man of Kent, Rose Striped, Lady Grey, Boll's Yellow, Prince of 

 Orange, Letitia, Queen of W^irtemburg, Pygmea, Alba purpureata, 

 Douglas's Augusta, Rafanesque, Fair Devonian, Dunlap's Golden Yel- 

 low, Major Downing, Nym{)ha'flora, Betsy, Daniel Webster. Dawson's 

 Victory, Tenebrosa linea, Russell's Maculatum, Lord John Russell, 

 Aurora, Pizarro, La Briliiante, Miss Pelham, Coccinea Perfecta, Roset- 

 ta, Barrett's William the 4th, Puri)urea variegata, French white. Quilled 

 Scarlet Globe, Springfield Rival, Landgravine, Lord Broughani, Theo- 

 dore, Levick's Connnander-in-Chief, Noblesse, Madame de Witt, Rea- 

 dii, Imperiosa, Prince George of Cumberland, Ranunculiflora, Diana, 

 Metropolitan, Maid of St. Leonard's, Negro Boy, Coccinea speciosissima, 

 Faimy Kemble, Lord Althorpe, Surpasse Trium|)h Royal, Fnlgida Per- 

 fecta, Niobe, Rose d'Amour, Widnall's Enchantress, Queen Bess, New 

 Yellow, Bellona, Suli)hurea perfecta, Louisa, Coccinea Multiflora, Wid- 

 nall's Emily, Lady Grantham, Granta, Excellent Rose, Miller's Defi- 

 ance, King of Roses, Duchess of Bedford; in all 114 varieties. — Yours, 

 respectfully, J. Hogg, Nov. 11, 1835. 



